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Monogram Pictures presents

Mr. Wong, Detective

directed by William Nigh

“Thousands asked to see Collier's Magazine famous detective on the screen... here he is!”

19381h 10mNRCrime

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Monogram Pictures presents

Mr. Wong, Detective

directed by William Nigh

“Thousands asked to see Collier's Magazine famous detective on the screen... here he is!”

19381h 10mNRCrime

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§ Synopsis

Crime · Thriller · Mystery

A chemical manufacturer is killed just after asking detective James Wong to help him. So detective Wong decides to investigate this as well as two subsequent murders.

§ Keywords

what it's about

poison detective investigation murder meditative mysterious calm relaxed introspective assertive condescending

§ Crew

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§ Cast

8 of 22

Boris Karloff

as James Lee Wong

Grant Withers

as Police Capt. Sam Street

Maxine Jennings

Maxine Jennings

Evelyn Brent

as Olga Petroff / Countess Dubois / Sophie Dome

George Lloyd

Lucien Prival

John St. Polis

William Gould

as Theodore Meisle

§ Where to watch

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